Michael Burgan

By February 1945 the United States had been fighting World War II for more than three yea...

Little boys, some as young as 6, spent their long days, not playing or studying, but sort...

No one knew his name. But soon millions would know about his bravery. For almost two mont...

It didn’t seem possible. Four college students shot dead May 4, 1970, by Ohio Natio...

When it went down in flames, the Hindenburg went down in history. The era of airship trav...

The mighty Soviets were the favorites to win hockey gold at the 1980 Winter Olympics. But...

On and off the field, Jackie Robinson never backed down from a challenge. The baseball le...

It’s one of the most famous sports images of all time. Former heavyweight boxing ch...

Jesse Owens’ gold-medal winning feats at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin struck a might...

The American Revolution saw the old and new on battlefields. Forces on both sides used tr...

The Titanic sinking is one of the most memorable tragedies in history. Find out what real...

Tells the story of the debates, disagreements, and compromises that led to the formation ...

Tells the story of the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 and the subsequent fires. W...

In an immersive, exciting narrative nonfiction format, this powerful book follows a selec...

How did the son of a naval officer go on to become a United States Navy captain, an Arizo...

In 1922, explorers Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon entered the tomb of ancient Egyptian ...